to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to be discouraged; to shrink from
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
very shy person; bashful person
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
expression of love; showing love
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to have an eye on; to zero in on
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
physical strength; muscular strength
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to roll out; to tumble out; to fall out